SECTOR 1 anywhere except in article 21 of the code of conduct, but unfortunately it is not binding on the administration (ethical guide booklet). It is rather diicult to gain access to public information. Very ordinary information such as, the recovery rate of micro-inance loans given to women, electoral information, or even in certain extreme cases where there is a break in the supply of anti-retrovirals, are sometimes shrouded in secrecy. his is why there are times when civil servants organize the leakage of information into the papers so that so the authorities will be obliged to give out the information. Even students who need information for their research work are prevented from having access. he panelists have concluded that virtually all information is considered to be sensitive in Benin, even information on the number of men and women working in the civil service. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 1.4 (2007 = 1.4 ; 2009 =1.1) 1.9 Websites and blogs are not required to register with, or obtain permission, from state authorities. In Benin everyone has the right to create a blog or website. It is the role of HAAC to issue registration for the creation of a blog or a website and it is HAAC that responds to the owner’s request without having to obey any other special conditions (article 9 of the law establishing HAAC). here are very few mechanisms for organizing access to websites. It is only some concepts that one can ind in the Information Communication Technologies and Benin Post and Telecommunications (DPS) Strategy and Policy Papers. Indeed, the objectives for the short and medium term include the implementation of legislative documents and regulations especially concerning: the electronic signature, cyber criminality, and how to encrypt. 82 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER BENIN 2011